Tuesday, August 29, 2017

Working out is hard enough, but how would you respond if your exercise machine started teasing you while you ran? This video from YouTube comedian Stuart Edge puts these gym enthusiasts in the line of fire of a sassy treadmill who can’t wait to motivate them with playful jokes.

Things start off innocently enough with the treadmill doling out the standard talking exercise machine commands. But as their workout goes along the machine suddenly starts responding to their conversations and workout efforts. This treadmill has opinions about your form, your relationships, and your level of effort. No one is safe in this sweaty prank clip.

I go to the gym on a daily basis and don’t wear anything fancy workout pants and a T-shirt. But there are a lot of women who wear athletic gear like tank tops, as do the men. It’s generally assumed that if your skin touches the machines and the benches, you clean them off to keep things sanitary.

I bring this up because Sarah Villafae was working out at a student gym at the College of Charleston when a she says a staff member approached her and asked her to put on a different shirt. Shetold them she didn’t have another shirt to change into, and continued on with her workout. That’s when they asked her to leave, citing “sanitary concerns”.

This dynamic duo ran all over the gym perform what they called “Stupid Human Tricks.” From lifting each other off the ground to doing a handstand race with a heavy ball between their legs, these people had fun working out together.

Saturday, August 26, 2017

Pokmon Go masters hoping to take over an unclaimed gym could, for a while, have had the chance to rule in a hotly-contested real-world conflict zone. The notorious “Truce Village” in Panmunjom, North Korea, at the border of North Korea and South Korea was actually the location of an unclaimed Pokmon Go gym.

Shortly after the launch of Pokmon Goif you haven’t been playing it, you probably will before longa curious image began to circulate. The screenshot and accompanying text claimed there was a Pokmon Go gym right at the border of North Korea and South Korea, in the demilitarized zone.

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A search on Google Maps seemed to support this claim, as the road layout of the Panmunjom Joint Security Area matches up perfectly with the paths showing in the screenshot.

Many Pokmon Go players on the original Reddit thread and on social media found the discovery hilarious and offered a virtual high-five to developer Niantic for giving the chance to battle at such a tense real-world location. Unfortunately, the gym’s location and the nearby Pokstop were likely oversights by the development team, rather than deliberate inclusions.

Pokmon Go’s GPS mapping and in-game locations are based on another augmented reality game called Ingress. Ingress allows players to claim locations in much the same way Pokmon Go players make their mark on gyms, and in the very early days of the game, it was actually possible for players to submit their own locations and have them appear as in-game capture points. The Panmunjom area is one of those places.

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In the image above, pulled from the official Ingress mapping site, you can see the two capture points in the exact same locations as those of the Pokmon gym and Pokstop in the original Reddit screenshot.

But before you go running off to North Korea to claim the gym for yourself, you should know that Niantic has already crushed your dreams. Using a GPS spoofing app and a throwaway Pokmon Go account, I ventured to the virtual land and discovered that both the gym and Pokstop have since been wiped off the face of the Earth:

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Welp, there goes our dream of the Korean conflict being settled with a Charizard and Jigglypuff.

Finding the motivation to go to the gym every week can be pretty much impossible.

If you’re like me, you pretty much wake up exhausted and by day’s end, it only goes downhill from there. More often than not, I skip leg day altogether and find myself trying to find other healthy alternatives to make up for my lack of ambition.

Staying motivated about your physical health can be taxing, but as this pooch shows us, there’s still a way to go to the gym without exerting any more energy than absolutely necessary. Giving a whole new meaning to “cheat day,” this Lassie look-a-like can be found running on the treadmill…just not with all four legs.

Shes from Moscow, Russia and she performs what is called slalom skating.

This involves rollerblading while weaving around small cones. Okay, not very exciting-sounding, right? Well, wait until you see Sofia Bogdanova perform slalom skating and guaranteed, youll be blown away! How she skates around all these cones without touching them, and while performing these moves, is truly amazing.

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Totally talented! Very mesmerizing to watch. Share this unique talent with all of your friends and family!

After dominating in Rio, the world’s dying to knowwhat’s the secret formula behind the talent that is Simone Biles?

Even before she set foot in Rio, Simone Biles was described asthe best gymnast in history, a legend in the making, breathtaking and stunning.Some have even gone as far as to question if she’s actually human per her flawless executions.

There are hardly enough adjectives to describe themystical creature who has captivated the nation with her gazelle-like grace.

Prior to her Olympic debut, Simone was already the most decorated gold medalist in world championship gymnastics history, with 14 Worlds medals in threeyears. And after several impeccable personal performances, it came as no surprise when she took home the team gold with Team USA’s “Final Five” last night.

Celebs and the public alike have swooned over this rising star’s world domination.

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But there’s so much more to this talented 19-year-old than her insane gymnastic skills.

Everyone’s dying to know what Simone’s “secret formula” to success is. Well, to delve into that a little further, Us Magazine decided to take a peek inside her gym bag to get a personal look at the gymnast’s essentials.

Amidst a couple of keepsakes from friends, some good jams and a cheetah-print umbrella, they found a particularly special item that represents the core of Simone’s faith: a rosary.

My mom, Nellie, got me a rosary at church,” explained Simone. “I dont use it to pray before a competition. Ill just pray normally to myself, but I have it there in case.

Albeit a mere symbol of her faith in God, it is something that she loves to carry to remind her where her gifts truly come from. Amidst the rush of the fight to win gold, she even made sure she still made it to mass.

After a rough childhood and being abandoned by her father and drug-addicted mother, Simone has surely come a long way.

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She was adopted by her grandparents, Ron and Nellie Biles, who introduced Simoneto herChristian faith, and it’s something that the Olympicchampion treasures deeply.

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Ron and Nellie are the ones who helped Simone launch her gymnastics career and she considers them her “Mom” and “Dad.”

On a day-care field trip to Bannons Gymnastix at the age of six, Simoneobserved the students who were practicing, then began imitating their movements. She blew everyone away, and probably intimidated a few of those practicing, then returned home with an information packet and a note from the gym staff. They were asking if Simone could take lessons there because she had wowed them with her aptitude!

And so it began. Simone is actually considered to have a late start in the world of competitive gymnastics, but that clearly has had no affect on her ability.

After a year at the local Texas gym, Biles was spotted by trainer and former competitive gymnast, Aimee Boorman, who has since overseen her incredible successes. Ron and Nellie built a gymnastics gym, called the World Champions Centre, so Simone would have a place to train just 10 minutes from home.

Their sacrifices are a big part of what got her to where she is today.

It is the unconditional love of her family, the support of her team and her grounding in Christ that has allowed her to reach super-human heights.

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Growing up without her biological parents and being a “late bloomer” as a gymnast certainly posed a set of challenges for Simone, but she overcameand now she’s using her public platform to glorify God’s name.

Her rocky road to victory is further proof of one of my favorite quotes:

“God doesn’t call the qualified, He qualifies the called.”

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Even though she’s clearly the standout, Simone refuses to take allthe glory of the spotlight for herself. She puts the needs of her team above herself and says they are her motivation.

A new species of whale living in the cold waters of the Bering Sea may have just been discovered. Originally thought to have been an odd variety of Baird’s beaked whale, genetic analysis and a comprehensive review of the whales appearance suggest that the cetacean could in fact be new to science, and the skeleton of one of the animals may have been hanging unidentified in a school gym this whole time.

After the carcass of an odd-looking whale washed up in Alaska in 2014, scientists set out to see if the remains may be from an as yet undescribed species. Researchers conducted DNA analysis on 178 beaked whale samples collected from right across the northern Pacific Rim and stored in collections such as the Smithsonian Institution and Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History, as well as samples taken from whale meat markets in Japan.

They found that from these collections, they could identify eight samples taken from the as yet unnamed whale, and that the skeleton now hanging in the gym hall of Unalaska High School also comes from this mysterious cetacean. The results have been published in the journal Marine Mammal Science. Yet it seems that the whale may have been known about for much longer, even if people didnt realize it at the time.

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It turns out that Japanese whalers have noted for quite a while that there were seemingly two forms of the Bairds beaked whale, one larger grey variety and a smaller black kind, which the sailors referred to as karasu, or raven. They had presumed that due to its scarcity and similarities with the larger whale, the karasu was just an odd variant and there was nothing more to it. But it now seems that they may have been catching the new species this whole time.

Genetic analysis of the two types show that they are actually quite distinct, with both being more closely related to a third whale in the Berardius genus, Arnouxs beaked whale, that is limited to the Antarctic waters of the South Pacific. This, coupled with the distinct morphological characteristics of being smaller in size and darker in color, provide a good argument that we are indeed looking at a totally new species, even though it is yet to be formally described or named.

With so little of the vast oceans fully explored, coupled with the illusive nature of the whales, it is not wholly surprising that a new species could have been lurking unseen. Due to their extreme diving habits, deep-sea lifestyle, and seemingly low abundance, the beaked whales are actually one of the least known groups of mammals, with quite a few species having been described within the last few decades. Currently, there are 22 described species, but only four of these have ever been studied in detail including Bairds and that has often only been through commercial hunting.

In the vid, Chyna and Rob can be heard happily chatting as the camera pans over the momma’s boobs and other enviable assets. Let’s just say Kardashian’s voice is DISTINCT in the footage — it’s definitely him. The man in the video is also wearing Kanye West‘s Yeezys, a tell-tale sign that it’s the sock mogul.

Check out some screen grabs from the Snapchat (below)!

What’s funny about this video is not only is R.K. further trolling his family, but he’s at the GYM. The Kardashian/Jenner fam have been trying for YEARS to get the reality star back in shape… aka this is a big slap in the face!

The model, who was crowned 2015’s Playmate Of The Year, quickly deleted the image — but like she said, her followers could not “unsee” the horrible body shaming that went down.

Shortly after getting major backlash on Twitter, Dani went back to Snapchat to apologize, saying in a video message:

“I just want to acknowledge a photo that I accidentally posted. It was absolutely wrong and not what I meant to do. I chose to do what I do for a living because I love the female body and I know body shaming is wrong, that’s not what I’m about and this is not the type of person I am.”

In the series of apology clips, the model claimed she meant to sent the picture to a friend and made a “huge mistake” by sharing it on her Story, adding:

“The photo was taken as part of a personal conversation with a girlfriend and because I am new to Snapchat I didn’t realize I had posted it, and that was a huge mistake. I know I have upset a lot of people out there but please believe me this is not the type of person that I am. I have never done this before and I will never do this again, you have my word.”

It’s nice that she apologized, but is she really sorry about her actions — or just the fact that she got caught?

We mean, isn’t she just confirming she’s saying awful things in private? Even when she says “huge mistake” she’s referring to posting it everywhere, not being terrible to someone.

Either way, we have a feeling Miz Mathers won’t be Snapchatting for a while!

On Thursday, Playboy Playmate Dani Mathers posted a Snapchat of herself looking completely disgustedwhile a naked woman behind her showered at the gym.

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First of all, WTF in that she would post a picture of that poor lady and then shame her in front of the whole world. But second, go back to the first point because there’s nothing more to say about that.

The Internet was disgusted, andMathers deleted the story amidst all the backlash, claiming she only meant to send it to a friend.

When the Internet didn’t let up, she went on to basically try todelete all of her social media accounts.

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But karma swiftly came back to bite her in her bunny buttin the form of losing her gym membership and her job.

She’s had a regular spot for the past few years on Los Angeles’ KLOS radio show Heidi and Frank, but that’s gone now. As for LA Fitness,they’re banning the model from all of their locations.

A spokesman told TMZ that the model had violated their privacy police and she “is not permitted back at any club, ever” and that “her behavior is appalling and puts every member’s privacy at risk. We have handled this internally and also notified the police.”

Not a very good Friday.

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Unless you’re on Twitter and delighting in her getting what she deserved.

@TMZ good! I hope that lady sues her! She's no better than the creep who videotaped Erin Andrews. Vile human!

According to Perth Now, Meegan Hefford — a 25-year-old bodybuilder from Mandurah, Australia — was found unconscious in her apartment on June 19 where doctors later diagnosed her with urea cycle disorder, which blocks the body from breaking down protein.

On June 22, the mother-of-two was declared brain dead due to the buildup of ammonia in her blood and fluid in her brain. “Intake of bodybuilding supplements” was listed as one of her causes of death.

Back in July, Playboy Playmate Dani Mathers posted a Snapchat of herself looking completely disgusted while a naked woman behind her showered at the gym.

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First of all, WTF in that she would post a picture of that poor lady and then shame her in front of the whole world. But second, go back to the first point because theres nothing more to say about that.

The Internet was disgusted, and Mathers deleted the story amidst all the backlash, claiming she only meant to send it to a friend.

When the Internet didnt let up, she went on to basically try to delete all of her social media accounts.

But karma swiftly came back to bite her in her bunny butt in the form of losing her gym membership and her job.

Shes had a regular spot for the past few years on Los Angeles KLOS radio show Heidi and Frank, but thats gone now. As for LA Fitness, theyre banning the model from all of their locations.

A spokesman told TMZ that the model had violated their privacy police and she is not permitted back at any club, ever and that her behavior is appalling and puts every members privacy at risk. We have handled this internally and also notified the police.

She went on to tweet a tone deaf apology.

I'm sorry for what I did… I need to take some time to myself now to reflect on why I did this horrible thing. Goodnight.